Atiq-uz-Zaman: “So I personally like Rizwan, to be honest. I think he’s a quality player for Pakistan. He’s performed really, really well. He done really very well. I don’t know what’s the reason for Rizwan to be dropped”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Atiq-uz-Zaman admitted he has no idea why ODI captain Mohammad Rizwan was dropped from the T20I team.
Pakistan batsman Babar Azam: “PCB selectors have conveyed no message to me while dropping [me] from [the Pakistan] T20 cricket team”
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Pakistan batsman Babar Azam has revealed that the selectors didn’t say anything to him before he was dropped from the T20I team.
Tanvir Ahmed: “Even if you don’t like him, swallow the bitter pill. Select him for the national team and let him prove himself. Farhan is excelling domestically – his starts are strong and he’s performing under pressure”
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Former Pakistan seamer Tanvir Ahmed has urged the selectors to keep picking big-hitting batsman Sahibzada Farhan in the national team, even if they don’t like him.
Mohammad Hafeez: “On what performance was Faheem Ashraf included in the team? On what basis was Usman Khan selected for One-Day cricket? And what performance justified Saud Shakeel’s recall?”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Mohammad Hafeez has admitted he doesn’t understand why all-rounder Faheem Ashraf and the batting duo of Usman Khan and Saud Shakeel were selected for the 2025 Champions Trophy.
Abdur Rauf: “Asad Shafiq and Azhar Ali are servants of Misbah-ul-Haq whose only thought is to polish Misbah’s boots and promote his son at every level”
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Former Pakistan fast bowler Abdur Rauf has slammed national selectors Asad Shafiq and Azhar Ali for polishing ex-captain Misbah-ul-Haq’s boots by selecting his son “at every level”.
Ahmed Shehzad: “Usman Khan and Faheem Ashraf make their way back in the team from a T20 tournament happening in Bangladesh, without playing any ODI cricket in recent past for the country. Are you guys for real?”
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Veteran Pakistan cricketer Ahmed Shehzad has lashed out at the selectors for picking batsman Usman Khan and all-rounder Faheem Ashraf for the 2025 Champions Trophy.
Tanvir Ahmed: “Aaqib Javed, Azhar Ali and Asad Shafiq should all resign”
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Former Pakistan fast bowler Tanvir Ahmed has called on head coach Aaqib Javed to resign following the team’s performance in the recent two-Test series against the West Indies.
Sarfraz Nawaz: “There should be a three-member selection committee and [merely] sacking Wahab and Abdul Razzaq would not be enough. Not even Asad Shafiq (a silent spectator) and Mohammad Yousuf are capable of delivering”
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Former Pakistan speedster Sarfraz Nawaz has taken aim at former batsmen Mohammad Yousuf and Asad Shafiq for failing to deliver the required results as national selectors.
Shahid Afridi: “I have come to know about the expulsion of Wahab and Razzaq. To be honest, this kind of surgery is beyond my comprehension. The selection committee was comprised of seven members, why the surgery has been done on two?”
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Iconic Pakistan big-hitter Shahid Afridi has questioned why the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) only decided to remove Wahab Riaz and Abdul Razzaq as selectors.
Yasir Hameed: “Not only him (Sajid Khan) but many others like Usman Salahuddin”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Yasir Hameed is baffled as to why talented middle order batsman Usman Salahuddin has constantly been ignored by the selectors despite doing well in domestic cricket.